Sight for firearms.



No.- 7l7,294. Patented Dec. 30, |902.

R. H. SMITH.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ROBERT H. SMITI-I, OF ZANESVILLE, OHIO.

SIGHT FOR FIREARMS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 717,294, dated December 30, 1902.

Application filed September 25, 1902. Serial No. 124,834. (No model.)

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Be itknown that I, RoBERi1 H. SMITH, a citizen of the United States, residing at Zanesville, in the county of Muskingum and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Sights for Firearms; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to improvements in sights for guns, and is more especially intended for use with small-arms. It may be applied either in place ot' the ordinary rear sight or, in addition to the ordinary rear sight, as an auxiliary sight.

The invention will be understood by reference to the accompanying drawings, in

which- Figure l represents a small-arm fitted with my improved sight. Fig. 2 shows the sight held in the ordinary magazine-band, and Fig. 3 is a detail showing a perspective View of the sight.

A represents the magazine-band, such as is found in the ordinary Winchester repeating rifle or shotgun, which is provided with clamp-band A, having arms a and one or more clamp-screws B, by means of which the said band is clamped on the gun. The sight-piece C is clamped by said arms to the barrel and may be adjusted so that the bead c bears the proper relation to the front sight D. (See Fig. l.)

E represents the magazine.

It will be seen that the sight may be readily inserted between the arms of the magazineband and then clamped in place. It will also be evident that a band similar to that shown in Fig. 2 may be placed anywhere along the gun-barrel and the sight clamped in place. This is done without boring any holes in the barrel or soldering anything thereto.

The sightfpiece O may be in one piece of metal or other suitable material or the bead c may be inserted. The said bead may also be colored, if desired. Thus it will be seen that the sight may be readily applied and removed when desired.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patters of the United States, is

l. The c fbination with a gun-barrel, of a split band provided with arms, means for clamping said arms to the barrel, and a sightplate held between said barrel and said arms and provided with a bead, substantially as and for the purpose described.

2. In a magazine-gun, the combination with the magazine and the barrel, of a split band having arms engaging said barreland the said band supporting said magazine, of a sightplate held by said arms on said barrel and provided With a bead, and means for clamping said band on said barrel, substantially as described.

In testimony Whereof I aix my signature in presence of Witnesses.

ROBERT H. SMITH.

Vitnesses:

CARRIE JONES, W. W. WARREN, GEo. H. WARREN. 

